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	KENTIA PALM (howea forsterana) Slow growing. With age, leaves drop to show clean, green trunk ringed with leaf scars. Ideal container palm for entries or patios. Leaves grow to 9 ft. with long drooping leaflets. Average water. The Rolls Royce of California palms, the Kentia is tropical as well as formal. Used to frame windows and provide elegant surroundings for pools, spas, and waterfalls. Difficult to find. Only a few nurseries in the country grow full sun adapted Kentias.
	KING PALM (archontophoenix cunninghamiana) Grows to 50 ft + with 10-15 spread. Handsome, stately, difficult to transplant when large. Winds are a factor, plant in lee of buildings to prevent damage. Young trees cannot take frost. Mature trees may stand 28 degrees F. Moderate water requirements. Slower growing than the Queen palm, it is sometimes mistakenly called a Royal palm because of its stately, rigid appearance. Ideal for framing entries or as defining clusters. Dramatic appearance over lights.
	QUEEN PALM (arecatrum romanzoffianum) Exceptionally straight trunk to 50 ft. tall, arching, bright green, glossy feather-type leaves 10-15 ft. Fast grower, responds quickly to water and fertilizer. Damaged at 25 degrees F. Excellent for lining streets and driveways. Can be grouped for a dynamic focal point or used as a separator to give height and beauty between buildings. Especially attractive on banks when heights are staggered.
	PIGMY DATE PALM (phoenix roebelinii) Native to Laos, fine leaf, small scale palm. One stem grows slowly to 6 ft. Curved leaves form dense crown. Good pot plant. Tolerates shade or part shade, as well as full sun. Possibly the most useful of all slow growing decorative palms. Clear, graceful and versatile, this palm is ideal for walkways or pool and spa areas. Grown in singles, doubles and triples.
	PINDO PALM (butia capitata)  Slow growing, very hardy palm to 10-20 ft. Trunk is heavy, strongly patterned with stubs of old leaves. Attractive when trimmed to the same length. Feathery leaves, gray/green arching. Hardy to 15 degrees F. Slow growth. Sun or light shade. Average water requirement.
	SENEGAL DATE PALM (phoenix reclinata) Makes picturesque clumps from offshoots with several curving trunks 20-30 ft. high. Offshoots can be removed to make single trunks. Fertilize for fast growth. Not stable below 28 degrees F. The "feather" equivalent of the Mediterranean fan, this palm is also an ideal centerpiece and lighting intensifies its effect.